Lambert assures Aston Villa faithful of Premier League survival

The Midlands
club only narrowly avoided the drop into the Championship last term, which cost
Alex McLeish his job during the summer. Lambert, who led Norwich City to successive
promotions and a 12th place finish in the top-flight last season, was
installed as his successor but there has hardly been an upturn in results.

Indeed, a
1-1 draw with his former club on Saturday afternoon means Lambert has presided
over Villa’s worst start to a campaign in 43 years. This has led to concern
amongst their fans of another battle against the drop, but their manager
insists they are too good to be playing in the Championship come next season.

“They won't,” he said when asked if relegation was a possibility this
term. “There is a squad of players there I think can do it. We will stick
together and keep driving it on. I trust the team, I trust the players to try
and get results. It always hurts when you don't win. I just have this belief
everything will be fine."

Villa, whose
only win this season came against Swansea City in September, travel to the
Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland and former manager Martin O’Neill next
weekend. They then face three of the top teams in the division as they welcome
Manchester United before travelling to champions Manchester City, whilst
Arsenal are in the Midlands on 24 November.